Rails, Uploading multiple Files to an Album

Rails
1

Alright this one’s tricky - don’t shy off!

I’ve setup a multi-file uploader with Rails 3 + paperclip + Ajax
Upload (http://valums.com/ajax-upload/)

My controller is as follows (which works):

  def upload
    @photoalbum = PhotoAlbum.create
    @photo = @photoalbum.photos.create({ :photo =>

params[:file], :title => params[:filename], :description => “Uploaded
on #{Date.today.strftime(”%b %d, %Y")}" })

    respond_to do |format|
      format.json
    end
  end

The big issue here. is that if a User uploads 3 files, they are all
going to seperate albums. Rails uploads the 3 files, and each file has
it’s own uniquely added album.

That’s bad. I need all the files uploaded in a batch to go to it’s own
album…

Any thoughts on how to solve for this?

In the AJAX upload it is possible to pass a param. I thought about
passing an album ID, problem is that would lead to a lot of blank
albums, as the user doesn’t always upload photos.

Geniuses wanted! thank you

2

Hm… Do you think you could post your view too?

3

The view where the upload lives?

Please enable JavaScript to use file uploader.

4

Just a question, Is it possible Ajax Upload “upload” the files one at
the time?
I mean, like, If you upload too photos it first calls /photos/upload
once, then does it again for the second one?

Sorry for my spelling, and if my response seems like mumbo-jumbo, I
should have gone sleeping at-least 2 hours ago

5

Correct it does upload the files one at a time.

6

Hm… the only solution i can think of right now is to call the upload
function once and have a do loop in there.

7

As I see it, you are creating a new album here. If you are editing a
existing album, you can send the album id along with your request. So
here I think you need to change your logic; a users must create a album
first, and upload his/her photos in the next step.
Maybe that helps?